tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8441721735577048688..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Still ripping along...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76200018299990243082008-07-22T23:56:00.000-04:002008-07-22T23:56:00.000-04:00I saw "Emerson, Lake & Powell" and I...I saw "Emerson, Lake & Powell" and I thought that can't be right. It ought to be "Emerson, Lake & Palmer". But then it was repeated, so I looked it up and learned something. Durn it. Got through the whole day without learning anything until this happened.Chuck Pergielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473338620167201696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-72896399412338574422008-07-22T22:30:00.000-04:002008-07-22T22:30:00.000-04:00What? No "Men Without Hats"?What? No "Men Without Hats"?Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57204811388053573632008-07-22T21:18:00.000-04:002008-07-22T21:18:00.000-04:00Ultravox? I thought I was the only one who liked ...Ultravox? I thought I was the only one who liked Ultravox.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>NMM1AFanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85586403563360140732008-07-22T21:03:00.000-04:002008-07-22T21:03:00.000-04:00I was discussing Floyd a few years back and mentio...I was discussing Floyd a few years back and mentioned one album, don't recall which, and described it as "the one they did about the guy who goes insane. Oh... I guess that's all of them, isn't it?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84426047761128632632008-07-22T20:26:00.000-04:002008-07-22T20:26:00.000-04:00And all this time I thought I was odd for loving Y...And all this time I thought I was odd for loving Yello!<BR/><BR/>Shirley Bassey ROCKS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-26039606835233833312008-07-22T16:44:00.000-04:002008-07-22T16:44:00.000-04:00Scott,"May I ask *which* Blade Runner soundtrack y...Scott,<BR/><BR/>"<I>May I ask *which* Blade Runner soundtrack you are ripping (since there are about 3 official ones and a dozen bootlegs)?</I>"<BR/><BR/>This is the 1994 Vangelis album.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-92015075167040324012008-07-22T16:41:00.000-04:002008-07-22T16:41:00.000-04:00Damn, that list takes me back.I'm about the same a...Damn, that list takes me back.<BR/>I'm about the same age as Tam, but I had mostly much older friends growing up. Friends who were way more musically diverse then your average teen/preteen. Friends who I can thank for introducing me to stuff like Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, Synergy, Kraftwerk, Jean-Michel Jarre, Isao Tomita and even Frank Zappa.<BR/>Damn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12727019128171779182008-07-22T16:22:00.000-04:002008-07-22T16:22:00.000-04:00<lame poseur>One Second? Yeah, I have that o...<lame poseur>One Second? Yeah, I have that on vinyl.</lame poseur> You run across it at Goodwill for a dollar, you buy it. I have a friend who has most of Yello's stuff on vinyl from buying it when it was new. Many years ago I taped Si Senor The Hairy Grill onto cassette from his vinyl copy of One Second and wore out the tape listening to it in my car.<BR/><BR/>I can write/program better with music if I'm already clear on what I'm going to write. The music becomes something of a protective wall. But if I'm not already clear on what I'm writing, I also end up focusing on the music, actively listening.Rob Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604826633798229422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39697198572236618522008-07-22T16:12:00.000-04:002008-07-22T16:12:00.000-04:00Ms. Tam:May I ask *which* Blade Runner soundtrack ...Ms. Tam:<BR/><BR/>May I ask *which* Blade Runner soundtrack you are ripping (since there are about 3 official ones and a dozen bootlegs)?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762112894493609215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-23061039018008504442008-07-22T14:13:00.000-04:002008-07-22T14:13:00.000-04:00I'm firmly convinced that some people need quiet t...I'm firmly convinced that some people need quiet to concentrate, and others need noise.<BR/><BR/>I'm your inverse: I can write short, messy posts in silence (which is what Stingray prefers, one reason I usually don't put up long posts until evening when he's done with the workday), but to concentrate I need music. I used to do math homework with something from the <I>Indiana Jones</I> or <I>James Bond</I> series playing in the background- much more effective than quiet.<BR/><BR/>I think the manic part of my brain that's always running around bouncing off the walls or playing paddleball needs something to do while the more productive bits are working.LabRathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244213491162693858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69821959848540909822008-07-22T11:35:00.000-04:002008-07-22T11:35:00.000-04:00"The sun is beautiful.The moon - even more beautif..."The sun is beautiful.<BR/>The moon - even more beautiful.<BR/>Oh, Yeah."<BR/><BR/>Or do you prefer...<BR/><BR/>"Clouds. Love. Stars. Colors."<BR/><BR/>Or Shirley Bassey singing the Rhythm Divine?<BR/><BR/>Hmmm... I may have to dig that out.Zendo Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00094772654735415974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63650970784356131622008-07-22T10:43:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:43:00.000-04:00Si Senor The Hairy Grill:BEST. DRIVING. MUSIC. EVA...Si Senor The Hairy Grill:<BR/><BR/>BEST. DRIVING. MUSIC. <I>EVAR</I>!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58514201427859240782008-07-22T10:34:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:34:00.000-04:00Yello?I get it. You've managed to hack into my MP3...Yello?<BR/><BR/>I get it. You've managed to hack into my MP3 folder and are just mocking me, right?<BR/><BR/>Gonna go throw in Goldrush and my favorite Si Senor the Hairy Grill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20509769152832409742008-07-22T10:16:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:16:00.000-04:00Ultravox, nice :)I've got all my stuff ripped, too...Ultravox, nice :)<BR/>I've got all my stuff ripped, too; I like to just put the whole lot of it on shuffle in Winamp.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921864572796677648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76727533152288197242008-07-22T09:54:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:54:00.000-04:00Vangelis is one of modern music's most prolific an...Vangelis is one of modern music's most prolific and underrated composers.<BR/><BR/>As for "The Final Cut," I've found it okay so long as I listen to it in a sort of mental vacuum. If I listen to it while failing to suppress the knowledge that it's a followup therapy session to "The Wall," and the knowledge of the various tours, live productions and so forth thereof, I find myself going, "Okay, Mr. Waters, ENOUGH! You're father died in the war and you're sad. <I>We Get It Already.</I>"<BR/><BR/>gviAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6676528459287248122008-07-22T09:38:00.000-04:002008-07-22T09:38:00.000-04:00"If I've got music going, there's the overwhelming..."If I've got music going, there's the overwhelming temptation to actually actively listen to the music and not the words in my head."<BR/><BR/>I run into the same problem; that's why I have some long playlists that are instrumental only for when I am having to concentrate and focus on something like studying.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.com